Unnamed (near Edge Point on Mary Island)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Gold

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10307702
Record type	Site
Current site name	Unnamed (near Edge Point on Mary Island)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-131.19174, 55.04974 (WGS84)
Relative position	This prospect is known only from U.S. Bureau of Mines (1977) claim records. Its approximate location is at or near Edge Point, at the southeast end of Mary Island. The site is in section 1, T. 79 S., R. 94 E., of the Copper River Meridian. It corresponds to loc. 155 in Elliott and others (1978), who call the site 'Ledge' Point. The location probably is accurate within about 0.3 mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ketchikan A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ketchikan SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ketchikan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ketchikan(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Silver	Primary
Gold	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-131.19174, 55.04974	ListMap

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this site are metamorphosed volcanic, sedimentary, and intrusive rocks of Silurian or Ordovician age (Berg and others, 1988). According to U.S. Bureau of Mines claim records (1977), this prospect, which apparently is in the metamorphic rocks, was staked for silver and gold. No other information about it has been made public.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect

Mining district

District name	Ketchikan

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Alaska Resource Data File	ARDF	KC187

Bibliographic references

Deposit

Elliott, R.L., Berg, H.C., and Karl, Susan, 1978, map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits, Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report, 78-73-B,17 p., scale 1:250,000.
Deposit

Berg, H.C., Elliott, R.L., and Koch, R.D., 1988, Geologic map of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Series Map MF-1807,27 p., scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

Primary Reference = Elliott and others, 1978

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	07-JUL-99	H.C. Berg	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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